On Monday, Italian player Sina made history as the youngest Italian in the top ten of the ATP rankings. The 20-year-old rose to ninth in the world after reaching the semi-finals of the Vienna Open in Austria. The 20-year-old is also the fifth Italian to accomplish the feat. Sinar, who has just won five titles, is the fifth Italian player to reach the top ten of the men's singles after Panata, Barazzuti, Fognini and Berrettini. Overall, Sina is more than two years younger than Rudd, who is faster than his 23rd birthday, and is the youngest player in the top 10.
Sinar's entry into the top ten is not only impressive, but even more impressive is his speed in the top ten. The San Candido native began skiing as a teenager and didn't start turning his attention to tennis until he was a teenager. Four years ago, he hadn't ranked atp. Now, he's close to the top of the sport.
Sinar's ranking since 2017
There was no ranking in 2017
785th place in 2018
93rd place in 2019
44th place in 2020
9th place no. 2021
However, Sina was not blinded by his achievements. The 20-year-old often talks about the "long road" of his career. He focused on the practice or the game in front of him, not his impressive rise. "Of course, I don't want to be in such a hurry," Sinar said during the Indian Wells game. "I'm just trying... Match after field in the best way, we will wait and see. [I] am trying to improve. ”
Although Sinar only began to emerge a few years ago, he quickly earned the respect of his peers and fans. The 2019 Next Generation ATP Finals champion has been competing with the sport's best players and has challenged them in many cases. Sinar reached the ATP Masters 1000 final for the first time this year, where he played Against Bublik, where his outstanding performance got Kazakhs to ask him afterwards if he was human. "He's not human. That's the truth," Bublick said. "I asked him if he was human because for me he was so young and he had a lot of mental toughness that a lot of other players don't have, and it was very surprising to me. In the game, I called him a robot several times, but I was very sincere because he was a very, very great player. Two weeks later, Sina played world number one Djokovic for the first time in Monte Carlo. The Serb won the tournament, but Piatti, who had worked with Djokovic, spoke highly of Sina. "Sina has a lot of talent and he has proven that he is the future of our sport. In fact, he is already a member of our sport and has already participated in the ATP Masters 1000 final. He has made great strides in the field of professional tennis. ”
The players praised Sinar's strength, toughness, maturity and professionalism. These traits put him in the top 10 of the ATP rankings and also put him in the 8th place in the Championship Standings, qualifying him for the ATP Year-End Finals, but Sinar wasn't distracted by it. "Honestly, I like to play tennis, that's why I play," Sinner said in Vienna. "Obviously, I want to go to Turin, or I want to win this game or that point, but sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't happen. I have to accept that. Honestly, I just want to play tennis. ”